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- American chestnut : the life, death, and rebirth of a perfect tree / by Freinkel, Susan,1957-(CARDINAL)324549;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-271) and index."The American chestnut was one of America's most common, valued, and beloved trees - a "perfect tree" that ruled the forests from Georgia to Maine. But in the early twentieth century, an exotic plague swept through the chestnut forests with catastrophic force. Within forty years, the blight had killed some four billion trees and left the species teetering on the brink of extinction. It was one of the worst ecological blows to North America since the Ice Age - and one most experts considered irreversible." "In American Chestnut, Susan Freinkel tells the dramatic story of the stubborn band of optimists who have refused to let this cultural icon go. In a compelling weave of history, science, and personal observation, Freinkel relates their quest to save the tree through methods that range from classical plant breeding to cutting-edge gene technology. But the heart of her story is the cast of unconventional characters who have fought for a century to bring the tree back, undeterred by setbacks or skeptics, fueled by their dreams of restored forests and their powerful affinity for a fellow species. Their efforts offer hope and inspiration in an era in which a plant or animal species passes into oblivion every twenty minutes."--BOOK JACKET.- Subjects: American chestnut.;
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- Status and trends of the nation's biological resources / by Mac, Michael J.(CARDINAL)324726; Geological Survey (U.S.)(CARDINAL)154385;
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.v. 1. Factors affecting biological resources. Natural processes / Steward T.A. Pickett -- Land use / Monica G. Turner [and others] -- Water use / Raymond Herrmann, Robert Stottlemyer, and Laura Scherbarth -- Climate change / Stephen H. Schneider and Terry L. Root -- Nonindigenous species / James D. Williams and Gary K. Meffe -- Environmental contaminants / Christopher J. Schmitt -- Harvest / Thomas D. Nudds.v. 2. Reional trends of biological resources. Northeast / William F. Porter and Jennifer A. Hill -- Great Lakes / Thomas A. Edsall -- Southeast / Peter S. White [and others] -- Caribbean Islands / James W. Wiley and Francisco J. Vilella -- Mississippi River / James G. Wiener [and others] -- Coastal Louisiana / James G. Gosselink, James M. Coleman, and Robert E. Stewart, Jr. -- Grasslands / Fred B. Samson, Fritz L. Knopf, and Wayne R. Ostlie -- Rocky Mountains / Thomas J. Stohlgren -- Great Basin-Mojave Desert region / Peter F. Brussard [and others] -- Southwest / Michael A. Bogan [and others] -- California / Stephen D. Veirs, Jr. [and others] -- Pacific Northwest / Jeff P. Smith [and others] -- Alaska / David R. Klein [and others] -- Hawaii and the Pacific Islands / Lloyd L. Loope -- Marine resources / Loh-Lee Low [and others].Impact of Hurricane Andrew on Louisiana's coastal landscape -- Ecosystem recovery following a catastrophic disturbance: lessons learned from Mount St. Helens -- Effects of fire suppression on ecosystems and diversity -- Impounded river systems -- Understanding climate change effects on Glacier National Park's natural resources -- American Chestnut blight -- Eastern and western Mosquitofishes -- History of aquatic toxicology -- Endocrine-disrupting compounds in the environment -- Birds and landscape changes in northeastern forests -- Northeastern Spruce-Fir forests -- American Woodcock -- American Black Duck -- Trends in the Chesapeake Bay watershed wetlands -- Status of living resources in Chesapeake Bay -- Coastal Maine: island habitats and fauna -- Habitat change in a perched dune system along Lake Superior -- Sea Lamprey in the Great Lakes -- Texas natural history: a century of change -- Environmental change in south Texas -- Coral reefs of the U.S. Virgin Islands -- Reef fishes of St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Sea turtles of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico -- Tall-grass prairie butterflies and birds -- Amphibians of the northern grasslands -- Wetland birds in the northern great plains -- Waterfowl in the Prairie Pothole region -- Duck plague: emergence of a new cause of waterfowl mortality -- Population trends for Prairie Pothole carnivores -- Whitebark Pine -- Limber Pine -- Amphibians of Glacier National Park -- Human induced changes in the Mojave and Colorado Desert ecosystems: recovery and restoration potential -- Ponderosa Pine natural area reveals its secrets -- Soils and cryptobiotic crusts in arid lands -- Changing landscapes of the Middle Rio Grande -- Rare aquatic snails -- Perils facing the Gila Trout -- Arizona Leopard Frogs: balanced on the brink? -- Elk reintroductions -- Endemic mammals of the Henry Mountains, Utah -- Southwestern bats -- Fire and fuel in a Sierra Nevada ecosystem -- Torrey Pine -- Emerging diseases in Southern Sea Otters -- California Abalone -- Channel Islands and California Desert snail fauna -- Western Snowy Plovers and California Least Terns -- Complex interactions of introduced trout and native biota in high elevation lakes -- Spotted Frogs in the western Pacific Northwest -- Northern Spotted Owl -- Wintering Canada Geese in the Willamette Valley -- Sage Grouse in Oregon -- Translocated sea otter populations off the Oregon and Washington coasts -- Roosevelt Elk and forest structure in Olympic National Park -- Pacific Halibut in Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska -- Effect of introduced Euglandina snails on endemic snails of Moorea, French Polynesia -- North Atlantic Right Whale -- Linkages between coastal wetlands and fishery resources -- Bottlenose Dolphins -- Exxon Valdez oil spill -- Northern Seal Lion -- Effect of El Nino on the southern California blight -- Genetic diversity of central Pacific marine mammals -- Hawaiian Monk Seal.- Subjects: Biodiversity conservation; Biodiversity;
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- On-line resources: http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/sandt/SNT.pdf;
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